Studio Basics: Pencil Pinstripes

Subtle, timeless, and endlessly adaptable.

Pencil pinstripes have appeared in tailoring, wallpaper, and upholstery for centuries — a restrained rhythm of line and space that never loses its appeal.

These designs have appeared across several Raspberry Tapestry collections, complementing bolder prints and adding understated balance. Each one carries historical consideration, intentionality, and warmth — qualities I strive to weave into all of my work.

Each one links to its Spoonflower page, where you’ll find options for fabric, wallpaper & home décor.

If you use them in your own space, I’d love to see how they come to life for you.

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Natural Indigo by Raspberry Tapestry, inspired by early 1800 workwear fabrics.

Natural Indigo

Early 1800 workwear discipline

Woven into indigo threads

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Ivory Dusty Blue by Raspberry Tapestry, representing Edwardian calm and clarity.

Ivory Dusty Blue

Edwardian calm and clarity

Woven for household cloth

This page is set against the Ivory Pencil Pinstripe — inspired by 18th-century linen ticking, the quiet beginning of every stripe.

Note: The patterns shown here may be displayed at a different scale than they print on Spoonflower products, and colors may also appear slightly different on screen. Ordering a swatch is the best way to preview true scale, color, and texture.

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Ivory Black by Raspberry Tapestry, reflecting mid-1800 London tailoring precision.

Ivory Black

Mid-1800 tailoring

Precision born in London

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Ivory Light Blue by Raspberry Tapestry, symbolizing early 1900 freshness in homespun cloth.

Ivory Light Blue

Early 1900 homespun freshness

Brightening utilitarian cloth

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Charcoal Rose by Raspberry Tapestry, reflecting 1930s interwar softness and thrift.

Charcoal Rose

Interwar French romance

Softening utilitarian cloth

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Ivory Pink by Raspberry Tapestry, a 1870 domestic rose stripe inspired by vintage ticking.

Ivory Pink

1870 domestic gentleness

Softened through rose tones

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Blue Ivory by Raspberry Tapestry, inspired by 1910 industrial chambray workwear.

Blue Ivory

Industrial chambray function

Refined for daily wear

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Ivory Red by Raspberry Tapestry, capturing 1940 postwar optimism and classic domestic ticking.

Ivory Red

Turn-of-century optimism

Colored by aniline dyes

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Ivory Dark Green by Raspberry Tapestry, echoing 1880 Edwardian practicality and calm.

Ivory Dark Green

1880 Edwardian practicality

Rendered in mineral green

Pencil Pinstripe Distressed Charcoal Ochre by Raspberry Tapestry, echoing 1920s rural durability and neutral fieldwear.

Charcoal Ochre

1920 fieldwear neutrals

Marking rural endurance

A century of stripes reinterpreted in cloth — for your heirloom projects.

Explore the full collection of Pencil Pinstripes, each one designed with quiet historical depth and everyday versatility.

Shop all Raspberry Tapestry Pencil Pinstripes →

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, ‘In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.’

 Isaiah 30:15